Good afternoon. Water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay nearly £158 Million to their customers. The Regulator Ofwat says its because the firms have failed to meet performance targets such as cutting Sewage Spills and leaks. Some future Water Bills will be reduced to reflect the missed targets. Our Environment Correspondent Jonah Fisher reports. A warning this report contains flashing images. This Report Card does not make pleasant reading for the Water Companies. Targets for reducing leaks are not being hit, the number of Pollution Incidents has hardly changed in the last five years and Customer Satisfaction has continued to fall. Three Water Companies anglian, southern and welsh are rated bottom of the class. The others are just average, with none rated in the top category. So we think the sector suffers from a culture of poor performance, that companies are not taking responsibility for their performance. They are too often blaming the weather or the circumst
There were two reasons, really. One, because it was a lengthy interview, and i do think a large number of the short interviews i see merely produce sound bite answers they don t really inform the public. And secondly though i probably shouldn t say this it s 65 years since ijoined the conservative party. I was, am, and always will be a conservative. But for in recent months a little longer than a few months there s not been a great deal i could say that i would wish to say in favour of what the previous government were doing. With that being so, i thought it betterjust stay off the air. Now, of course, the election s behind us, the party s looking again to the future and i can i can return to speaking out, hopefully in favour. Well, there s a lot to get into. Let s start with where we are as a country the country that you led for seven years. You used to say vocally, publicly that you dreamt of a nation at ease with itself. Has your dream come true? emphatically not
A large number of the short interviews i see merely produce sound bite answers they don t really inform the public. And secondly though i probably shouldn t say this it s 65 years since ijoined the conservative party. I was, am, and always will be a conservative. But for in recent months a little longer than a few months there s not been a great deal i could say that i would wish to say in favour of what the previous government were doing. With that being so, i thought it betterjust stay off the air. Now, of course, the election s behind us, the party s looking again to the future and i can i can return to speaking out, hopefully in favour. Well, there s a lot to get into. Let s start with where we are as a country the country that you led for seven years. You used to say vocally, publicly that you dreamt of a nation at ease with itself. Has your dream come true? emphatically not indeed, quite the reverse at the moment. Wherever you look notjust in our country t
Inaudible. Apologies for you losing pictures there throughout the course of our headlines, a technical problem here in our studio, but we are trying to resolve that. Let us bring you up to date with our main story here. Lebanons Health Ministry says at least 274 people have been killed and more than A Thousand injured in israeli Strikes Today the deadliest day of the Israel Hezbollah Conflict in the past year. Israel says its broadening its strikes against hezbollah as citizens in Southern Lebanon have received Phone Messages warning them to leave places used by the iran backed group. Meanwhile, the Israeli Military says more than A Million israeli civilians in and around the northern city of haifa are seeking safety in Bomb Shelters from incoming hezbollah rockets. It all comes amid speculation israeli troops could also mount a Ground Invasion of Southern Lebanon, to create a Buffer Zone so that civilians whove been evacuated from Northern Israel can return to their homes. Joining me
Questions at an event with Oprah Winfrey. What changes in the electoral process in georgia could mean for the President Ial election. And now congress is trying to shape the future of sports gambling. But, first, breaking tonight. The Acting Head of the Secret Service says his agency failed in its mission to protect former President Trump. He blames, in part, complacency, poor communication, and a lack of clarity in dealing with local Law Enforcement particularly regarding conch of that roof from which an Assailant Shot and nearly killed the republican nominee. The assessment of the first Assassination Effort comes just five days after the second attempt on the former president s life. Correspondent David Spunt starts us off tonight from the justice department. Good evening, david. Hello shannon, good evening. Acting secret Service Director Ronald Rowe says it waS Poor communication that led to the Assassination Attempt of former president Donald Trump on july 13th. Today he announced